Reincarnated in Another World: The Vibrator Journey - 35

Chapter 35: Interlude: The Cat-Eared Sisters, Olive and Canola

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Two girls were walking slowly along a highway that bordered a wasteland. One was a healthy beauty with vibrant brown hair and beautiful cat ears. Although exhaustion was visible in her expression, she kept her eyes fixed firmly ahead, steadily moving her feet forward. The other was a delicate beauty characterized by pure white skin, white hair, and cat ears. She was breathing heavily, yet she aimed for the path ahead step by step without stopping.

The brown-haired catgirl encouraged the exhausted white-haired catgirl as they walked down the highway without rest. Eventually…

“Huff, puff, whew… Big Sister, could it be that we’ve arrived?”

“Yeah, Canola, I can see it… Look, over there is the capital of the Cabbage Kingdom. I heard that even beastfolk aren’t discriminated against here… so we can live happily too. That’s why, just a little further, keep trying…”

“Huff, huff, whew… Yes, Big Sister… I’ll try just a little harder…”

The two of them could not hide the fatigue of their long journey, but they harbored hope for a bright future in their eyes as they passed through the gates leading into the capital of the Cabbage Kingdom.

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Having entered the capital of the Cabbage Kingdom, the white and brown cat-eared sisters, Olive and Canola, found a residence in a corner of the slums. They were forced to live a hand-to-mouth existence within the slums, but in this place, they could live without fearing for their lives.

They had originally lived in the Lettuce Empire—a place where beastfolk, or rather any race other than humans, were all regarded as inferior species. It wouldn’t have been strange for them to be killed by a human at any moment… 

They had led a precarious life in such a place. Even though they were poor and had no free time, they were in the Cabbage Kingdom, an environment where their lives were not threatened for no reason… The beautiful cat-eared sisters lived each day with all their might. And then… a turning point arrived for them.

“Big Sister Olive… how did it go?”

“Yes, Canola… I did it! I received the favor of a two-character god!”

“A two-character god! That’s amazing!”

In this world, people were granted divine favor from a god when they turned ten years old. In this world where eight million gods existed, everyone could receive favor from one of them.

Most of these were favors from one-character god. The fact that Olive received favor from a more powerful two-character god was synonymous with the fact that her future would be a bright one.

“I think they say two makes you rich, three makes you a hero, and if you get to four, it’s mythic class? Well, even with two favors, I should be able to lead a more than sufficient life.”

“Yes… Big Sister, you’re incredible. S-so, what kind of god did you receive favor from?”

“Well, it seems to be a god called the Stealth God. The person at the Bureau of Oracles said I could get skills that are highly valued in places like the Thieves Guild. I was able to meet someone from the Thieves Guild who was introduced to me by the Bureau right away. It looks like after a person who can use Skill Appraisal checks my skills next week, I’ll be formally hired… It sounded like I could earn a pretty good salary, and what’s more, the person from the Thieves Guild said they have an idea of where to get medicine to cure your poor health, Canola!”

Olive spoke happily, and Canola listened to the story with equal joy. A brilliant future awaited the two of them… or so it should have been.

In reality, however, such a future never came to them. At the same time Olive began working at the Thieves Guild, Canola’s physical condition began to worsen. To save Canola and earn the necessary funds, Olive began to take on jobs from the Thieves Guild that bordered on criminal acts. Many of them were dangerous, but Olive, who had successfully developed her favor skills, continued to complete her tasks without being caught.

Eventually, Canola herself turned ten and gained favor from the Holy Healing God, a two-character god… but even so, her health did not improve significantly. Despite both of them receiving favor from two-character gods, their lives remained painful. No… their lives continued in circumstances even more severe than before.

Canola grew weaker little by little. Olive continued to work desperately. Their situation was approaching what could be called the absolute limit. To these two… a true turning point arrived one day.

“Hehe, Mahler-sama is a vibrator with such a lewd shape… I want to try using him soon.”

Into the house in the slums where the two lived, a single, sentient vibrator arrived. Would that vibrator bring them the pleasure of being born as women, or something even more than that? At that time, there was still no one who knew the answer.

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“I didn’t think I’d be leaving the capital over something like this. It’s all because I was deceived… I’m so sorry, Canola.”

“Please don’t apologize, Big Sister. As long as I’m with you, I can live anywhere… Besides, my health has completely recovered. Now I can work together with you! We can live an even better life than before!”

The brown-haired catgirl had become an adult, and the white-haired catgirl had begun to clothe herself in a mature charm. The two of them, who had reached the capital of the Cabbage Kingdom on the verge of death when they were young, were now about to leave the capital as if they were fleeing.

The fact was that Olive had dipped her hands into numerous misdeeds, even if it was unintentional. Furthermore, not all of the members of the Shadow Thieves Guild who had forced her to commit those crimes had been captured by the state. Several key members of the guild, including Shikimi, had escaped the reach of the Cabbage Kingdom’s investigation.

For those who had predicted such a possible future, leaving the capital after returning the World Tree Staff was exactly as planned. The only thing within that plan that went astray was…

“The only thing is… It’s really regrettable that we couldn’t find Mahler-sama…”

“That’s true. I ran all over the city because I wanted to find Mahler-sama too, but… There wasn’t a trace of him anywhere.”

Mahler-sama, the mysterious talking vibrator who had returned the World Tree Staff to the Royal Treasury. Perhaps there had been some kind of trouble since the vibrator had gone missing after charging into the treasury along with the staff.

“Mahler-sama has an ability like a skill to tell us his location, so… The fact that he isn’t using it makes me think there’s some kind of reason.”

“I suppose so… Does it mean he’s in a place so far away that telling us his location wouldn’t help, or perhaps a place that would be dangerous for us to go to now?”

“It’s probably something like that. Mahler-sama is a vibrator, and I don’t really understand it, but he is strong… I don’t think Mahler-sama himself has fallen into danger.”

The two of them walked briskly down the main highway, taking care not to neglect their surroundings.

“Well, for now, we’re heading to the second largest city in the Cabbage Kingdom. This time, we’ll join a real Thieves Guild and earn a solid living. Then, so that we can welcome Mahler-sama one day, let’s get ourselves a fine house!”

“Yes, Big Sister! I want to be able to work at a clinic too! Since Mahler-sama said that I have healing-type skills…”

The beautiful brown and white cat-eared Big Sisters continued their long journey toward the second city of the Cabbage Kingdom, intent on starting a happy life for real this time.

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